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    Waves from Hurricane Irene sweep eight off Florida jetty

    As Hurricane Irene makes it way toward North Carolina, where it's expected to make landfall early Saturday morning, video footage of the storm is beginning to surface.

    The storm weakened to a Category 2 as it reached Florida's waters, the Associated Press reported, but it could pick up steam again.

    The video below appears to show the first injuries from the storm, as eight people were swept off a jetty near West Palm Beach by giant waves. According to the Palm Beach Post, one of the eight is in a hospital in serious condition. The waves crashed over people in Boynton Beach, Florida, who ventured out to a jetty to watch the storm.

    Orlando WESH 2 News meteorologist Dan Billow was also hit by a rogue wave while trying to report on erosion caused by the storm. "It almost took me out of here," he says.

    This video below shows Irene blasting the Bahamas. According to CBS, there have been no reports of major injuries from the storm yet, which passed the islands this morning. But up to 90 percent of homes on two sparsely populated islands, called Acklins and Crooked, are severely damaged. Winds were up to 120 miles per hour.

     

    2,789 comments

    • Retard!  •  9 mths ago
      "We didnt know there was a storm coming! There should have been some kind of warning!"....Dumb Asses
    • Iris lenjau Lenjau  •  9 mths ago
      Around the corner the nature already totally change, nothing be to you at the end........
    • Mm~  •  9 mths ago
      The jig-a-boos and commander in thief back from vaction yet?
    • anon  •  9 mths ago
      There were no warning signs on the jetty. "If there is a hurricane and you are stupid, get the f out!"
    • jr  •  9 mths ago
      Once agian Man ignores Mother natures decree that those 8 were chosen to be thinned from the human heard!!!
    • GREGG  •  9 mths ago
      I bet they went home and stuck a screwdriver into an electrical plug.
      • Mm~ 9 mths ago
        Lets hope so!
    • B!tch please!  •  9 mths ago
      Dumb Butt
    • StevemM  •  9 mths ago
      Inc Lawsuits cause the City didnt post enough Safety Signs....watch itll happen
    • IamPGA  •  9 mths ago
      We are but temporary visitors to Nature's realm. She owns us, we are hers. We build our cities upon her back, we swim in her oceans, but when we fail to heed her warnings, when we abuse her generosity and potential power; we may become more temporary than those who do respect her.
    • Adron  •  9 mths ago
      RICH KIDS GEEZ!!!!!!
    • none  •  9 mths ago
      Darwins law in Action here folks. Dumb enough to stand on a jetty in a Hurricane. If they are Dumb enough to do it they deserve what they get.
    • sharonlsvl  •  9 mths ago
      Don't blame the wave for what happened to those lead-paint-eaters who came to see the storm.
    • Jon Weiss  •  9 mths ago
      Looks like we will have a "Katrina" repeat in one facet. The stupidity.

      The Bible tells us that the wise man built his house upon the rock, the foolish man built his house upon the sand, and then Katrina showed us that the New Orleans man demanded money from the government to rebuild his house underwater.

      Now we have the "Flori-duh" man looking to rebuild his face after having it smashed into a pier piling.
      • Mm~ 9 mths ago
        Yes! It's about time we had another katrina! Long over due!
    • Jon Weiss  •  9 mths ago
      A true picture of idiots in action.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  9 mths ago
      umm.... duh?
    • MaryH  •  9 mths ago
      God be with yall. I just left VA.
    • Bill  •  9 mths ago
      stupid people get hurt. idiots!
    • Manuel  •  9 mths ago
      Do not look back to remember what you lost.
      Look forward to see what you're going to recover.
      Always remember you're not alone.
    • POPI366  •  9 mths ago
      "STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES" MRS. GUMP
    • Robert V  •  9 mths ago
      You swim with the sharks long enough your going get Bit! you play with fire long enough your going to get burned! common sense people common sense!
      • lecty1 9 mths ago
        I'm not sure if I get it.....well, then what happens to a fool and his money? LOL
      • Bob W 9 mths ago
        Common sense in America?
        Surely, you jest!
        If you doubt that; just take a quick look at the "duds" that we continually elect to "serve" in Washington!
      • Mary 9 mths ago
        'your going to get burned' is 'YOU'RE' (YOU ARE) YOU'RE. Same thing with 'your' going to get bit. "YOU'RE' (YOU ARE) YOU'RE
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